Effect of level of Acacia tortilis and Faidherbia albida pods supplementation on the milk quality of dual-purpose dairy cows fed grass hay-based diets

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 87, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 229-236

  Bwire, J M N ^a,b   Wiktorsson, H ^a   Shayo, C M ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b Ministry of Livestock Development Dar es Salaam   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Dual purpose cows; Milk odour; Milk quality; Protein supplements; Tree pods

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; ACACIA TORTILIS; BOS TAURUS; FAIDHERBIA ALBIDA; HELIANTHUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 2442589565     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livprodsci.2003.07.010     Document Type: Article

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